VOCABULARY
Work and education
1 Match the words and the definitions.
1 work experience
2 counsellor
3 higher education
4 a degree
5 a graduate
6 life experience
7 a major
a practical wisdom gained from living
b experience of having a job
c someone's main course of study at a college or university
d someone who has recently finished school
e schooling after high school
f something a person earns by studying at a college or university
g someone who gives advice about work and educational choices
2 Complete the paragraph using the words from Exercise 1 in the correct form. Use each term only once.
I finish school in two years, but I'm already kind of worried about what I'm going to do. I would love to get some __________ but there aren't a lot of good jobs for high school __________, so I'll probably go straight into __________. I'm not sure what to choose as my __________, so I'm going to meet with a career __________ first. Once I've got my __________, I'm not sure I want to go straight into a career. It would be nice to take some time off and get some __________ first.
SPEAKING
Read the sentences and write A (agree) or D (disagree). Discuss in small groups.
1 It's a good idea to get work experience while you're still in school.
2 All students should see a career counsellor before they graduate.
3 Higher education isn't for everyone.
4 It's important to have a college degree to be successful in life.
5 A college education is too expensive.
